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jmcquown
 
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Andy wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote in
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>> kilikini wrote:
>>> "Andy" <Q> wrote in message
>>> .. .
>>>> "kilikini" > wrote in
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>>>>> I've been looking for one of those websites that you can select
>>>>> all the ingredients you have on hand and they prepare a recipe
>>>>> for you based on what you have.
>>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone have a good one bookmarked?
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm desperately in need. I'm helpless on what to do for dinner.
>>>>>
>>>>> TIA,
>>>>>
>>>>> kili
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> kili,
>>>>
>>>> This search is a little more specific.
>>>>
>>>> http://search.allrecipes.com/recipe/ingadv.asp
>>>>
>>>> All the best,
>>>>
>>>> Andy
>>>
>>> Thanks, Andy, I'll give this one a shot too.
>>>
>>> kili

>>
>> I tried this one and it only let me select 4 ingredients I *want* and
>> then came up with nothing. I'm pretty sure I can make a main dish
>> with of rice, smoked sausage, canned tomatoes, onion. I couldn't say
>> I have garlic. But the other site doesn't let me specify sausage,
>> just "pork". I'm in the same boat you are so I'll just have to get
>> creative.
>>
>> Jill

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>
> Jill,
>
> If you use AND between ingredients you can get pretty specific:
>
> rice AND smoked sausage AND garlic
>
> tomatoes AND onion
>

Ah, so it's an "if and but" database

> turned up a jambalaya recipe. But it has chicken too, so you could put
> chicken in the "Ingredients I don't want"
>
> You get the idea.
>
> All the best,
>
> Andy